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command-fds

v0.3.3 Growing

A library for passing arbitrary file descriptors when spawning child processes.

Apache-2.0 Edition 2024
Operating systems::Unix APIs #command#fd#process#subprocess#child

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 45d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 213 crates
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
2.6M
Dependents
213
Releases
9
Size
17KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

335.2K downloads in the last 30 days (11.2K/day), up 33% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

213 crates depend on command-fds. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 63 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 5+ years old, command-fds hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 17KB, command-fds is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include gpui_util, gel-tokio, brush-core, toster, pacwrap-core. When high-quality crates choose command-fds, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 11/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
9K/day avg+72%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.3.0
35%
v0.3.1
33%
v0.3.2
18%
v0.2.2
8%
v0.2.3
6%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
4
direct dependencies
Dependents
213
crates depend on command-fds

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